Having a disability can be one of the most marginalizing factors in a child`s life. In education, finding ways to meet the learning needs of students with disabilities can be challenging, especially in schools, districts, regions, and countries with severely limited resources. Inclusive education – which fully engages all students, including students with disabilities or other learning challenges, in quality education – has proven particularly effective in helping all students learn, even while challenges to implementing inclusive education systems remain. Andrea Moriarty and Reid`s story was very interesting and encouraging. Through their story, they have provided an insight into how parents, medical professionals, and the community as a whole should be willing to boost the capabilities of disabled individuals through the provision of inclusion and accessibility.
After the emergence of a middle class as a result of the Industrial Revolution, Great Britain’s social class system experienced several changes. The members of the working middle class were wealthy enough to separate themselves from the lower class, but not wealthy enough to be included in the upper class. The expectations of women shifted as they were given more opportunities to work and earn money. As the household responsibilities of women changed, their role in marriage changed. Born in Thornton, Yorkshire in 1818, author Emily Bronte experienced both a Romantic childhood and a Victorian adulthood (Landers 1). As a result, she was able to witness the peak of nineteenth century sexism, as well as the birth of feminism. Emily Bronte’s novel, Wuthering Heights, portrays Great Britain’s transition from the Romantic period to the Victorian period through the various roles and characteristics of women and the marital circumstances.
The Romantic period is known for its disillusionment with the Age of Reason. During the Age of Reason, people heavily relied on science, reason, and logic. The purpose of the Romantic period was to focus on nature, imagination, and emotions instead of science, reason, and logic; it was also a time of self-analysis and independence (Landers 2). However, Great Britain’s people shifted their focus again once Queen Victoria inherited the throne of the United Kingdom.
During the reign of Queen Victoria, emerged a new idea for the perfect woman. Women were deemed as the inferior of men. A true Victorian woman was to be an “Angel of the House.” This “Angel” was expected to be knowledgeable about the arts, as well as possess elegance, grace, and perfect femininity. Women were not supposed to show any sort of sexual interest in men, but instead, show an interest in marriage and raising children. Women were taught that if they attempted to surpass men in any type of “intellectual pursuit,” they would take away from man’s natural superiority, and ultimately end up infertile (Hughes 6,7). During the nineteenth century, males and females were considered to be on
